Martin Jacobson started the day nursing a relatively short stack, well a stack that he would have felt more comfortable had it being twice the size that is for sure. Now he has turned that short stack into one containing 118,000 chips.
We saw Jacbson raise to 3,300 and after one player folded Spencer Hudson raised to 8,300 from the cutoff. Simon Ravnsbaek, on the button, four-bet to 14,000. The blinds got out of the way but Jacobson asked the dealer to confirm the size of Ravnsbaek's bet and once he had the information he sat for 20 seconds before moving all in.
Hudson squirmed in his seat a little before mucking and Ravnsbaek's cards found their way back to the dealer.
During the break, Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst came into the media room and told us about how she went from 47,000 to 230,000 in the first level of the day. That's a pretty impressive push in the first 75 minutes and she recalled one of her hands to us that gave her a big chunk of chips.
According to Selbst, she opened under the gun with the and a player in the small blind three-bet. She called and took the flop that contained two clubs. The small blind checked and Selbst bet 7,000 into about 15,000. Her opponent check-raised to 15,000 and she called.
The turn was an offsuit and both players checked to see the fall on the river. After the small blind bet 20,000, Selbst said she put him all in for his last 40,000 or so. Her opponent snapped holding pocket nines. Selbst won the pot with her top two pair and sent the player packing while raking in a big pot.
Oleg Bychkov opened to 2,500 from under the gun, two players folded and Vanessa Selbst made the call. The next two players folded and Katherin Elena Schwierz called on the button. Yorane Kerignard came along for the ride in the small blind and it was four-handed to the flop.
Kerignard checked, Bychkov checked, Selbst bet 6,000 and only Schwierz and Kerignard cmade the call. The turn was the and all three active players checked leading the dealer to put out the on the river. Kerignard checked to Selbst and the Team PokerStars Pro bet 8,000 into her two opponents. Schwierz folded but Keringnard didn't believe Selbst's story and he made the call.
This year's PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event third-place finisher has just hit the rail. Faraz Jaka earned $755,000 for his performance down in The Bahamas, but he won't be winning anything in this Main Event here in Berlin. Javier Etayo has just sent him packing on the following hand.
From middle position, Jaka raised to 2,700. Action then folded to Etayo in the small blind and he reraised to 7,200. Jaka flat-called and took a flop.
The flop came down and Etayo fired 8,000. Jaka called to see the come on the turn and this is where the money went in.
After Etayo bet 10,100, Jaka moved all in for 27,800. Etayo made the quick call and tabled the . Jaka had a worse . After a slight pause while the cameras grabbed all of the cards and action in their shot, the dealer ran the on the river and delivered the final blow to Jaka.
Four players were in action on the connected flop of . First up was Guy Boscart and he checked. Following him, Konstantinos Tsirakidis checked and then Matej Cepon bet 5,700. Behind Cepon, Ilan Boujenah made the call. Then, Boscart called and Tsirakidis folded.
With three players still left, the dealer slapped the out on the turn. Action again checked to Cepon and he bet 11,200. Boujenah called, as did Tsirakidis. Then, the fell on the river and paired the board. Rather quickly, all three players checked.
Cepon showed the for kings and sevens with an eight kicker. Boujenah showed the for the same two pair, but a better kicker with the jack. Tsirakidis mucked.
Boujenah won the pot and moved to over 100,000 in chips.
and a player in the small blind three-bet. She called and took the 
flop that contained two clubs. The small blind checked and Selbst bet 7,000 into about 15,000. Her opponent check-raised to 15,000 and she called.
and both players checked to see the 
fall on the river. After the small blind bet 20,000, Selbst said she put him all in for his last 40,000 or so. Her opponent snapped holding pocket nines. Selbst won the pot with her top two pair and sent the player packing while raking in a big pot.
flop.
and all three active players checked leading the dealer to put out the 
on the river. Kerignard checked to Selbst and the Team PokerStars Pro bet 8,000 into her two opponents. Schwierz folded but Keringnard didn't believe Selbst's story and he made the call.
and the board ran out 
to full him up.
and Etayo fired 8,000. Jaka called to see the 
come on the turn and this is where the money went in.
. Jaka had a worse 
. After a slight pause while the cameras grabbed all of the cards and action in their shot, the dealer ran the 
. First up was Guy Boscart and he checked. Following him, Konstantinos Tsirakidis checked and then Matej Cepon bet 5,700. Behind Cepon, Ilan Boujenah made the call. Then, Boscart called and Tsirakidis folded.
